# Accident 19930901032999A: Luscom 8A, Kijik River, AK, September 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kijik River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1992° N, 154.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1992&lon=-154.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71585-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930901032999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER RISING TERRAIN. TRIED TURN AROUND. STALL SPIN OCCURRED RECOVERED PRIOR TO HARD GROUND IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC93LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA165), Sep 1, 1993: Luscombe 8A (N71585), Kijik River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW PASS.

## Other reports on N71585 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921204049199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921204049199A), Dec 4, 1992: Luscom 8A (N71585), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on frozen lake on skis. During sweeping fast turn to parking lost collided with parked aircraft. No traction

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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